Suggest dropping the late ad hominem. They're no worse than those who some perceive as liberals pushing the catastrophic scenarios of "global warming" or exagerating exponentially the potential benefits of stem cell research.

The social aspect of the issue is more complex and was the brief product of the democratic process - something that is more important than science.

Here's a link to what I think is one of the better discussions on ID. It's from Ohio where i the issue disappeared after Kitzmiller. The effort will come back - just in another form.